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Drawing, Designs for Chinoiserie Ornament

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to François Boucher. It is dated 1730–60 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is black chalk, pen and brown ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

11/3 x 16 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Designs for Chinoiserie Ornament; Attributed to François Boucher (French, 1703–1770); France; black chalk, pen and brown ink on paper; 11/3 x 16 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-73-233

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